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Forging Office

Forging

Forging is a furniture set for offices and study rooms, consisting of a work desk and a matching chair. The main material is elm wood, and bent iron plates form the supporting structure. The iron plates are folded and fixed under the desk and the chair, where the wood is shaped to fit matching grooves. Triangular geometry gives the frame strength and toughness. The chair back and seat are made of elm wood and follow the shape of the body. The desk height is based on human body measurements. Straight lines and bends create an industrial style.

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Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable

Black Steel

Black Steel is a set of dining table and chairs inspired by the form of a spider. The supporting frames are made of white steel, shaped by CNC milling or mold casting, and show simple lines and a stable structure. The seat surface, backrest and tabletop are made of plastic formed by injection molding. Steel and plastic create a clear contrast of color and material. The backrest follows the shape of the human back and helps support a correct posture for dining and reading. All parts can be disassembled quickly and stacked for transport.

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Aurora Laptop Desk

Aurora

Aurora is a laptop desk designed for use on the lap or on a sofa. The curved form is made from quarter inch bending boards that are glued and shaped between two templates. A smart notch of solid walnut is set into the board on both sides, so a charging cable can be held in place regardless of the outlet location. The notch also protects the cable from excessive bending. Solid walnut edging surrounds the desk, and the surface is covered with walnut veneer and a clear toner finish. The light weight allows Aurora to be lifted easily, and the length supports use with more than one device.

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Dond Low Table

Dond

The design narrative of Dond is simplicity yet versatile. A simple jointing parts creates using a 3D printer, and minimal parts design in order for a consumer to easily assemble the table or dissembled to carry on during transportation. The designer’s goal was for Dond to take part in a consumer everyday needs to enjoy an easier lifestyle for any occasion indoor or outdoor. Dond uses a straightforward design approach such as the top surface not being attached to the legs and is easily removed to use as a tray.

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Shi Tea Tray

Shi

Shi is a tea tray designed for preparing and serving tea. Shi combines a natural stone disk with an aluminum water chassis. The surface is divided into a flat area and a concave area, with a height difference of 16 millimeters. The flat area stays dry and holds the tea set, while the concave area collects and drains the used water. The drain sits at the lowest point of the concave surface, so the water level remains visible and the tray can be emptied in time. The stone is shaped by computer controlled cutting and finished by sandblasting.

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Marcello Dining Table

Marcello

Havani's new Marcello Table has the right shoulders to carry a soulmate in style. A uniquely finished stone or wooden tabletop. Available in 4 different metals and 67 colors, this very fine frame with 1 cm thin legs, can reach lengths up to 3 meters, even with exceptional marble tops. The quarter round edge finish flows almost seamlessly from the frame into tabletop and guarantees a very comfortable position for users' wrists and forearms. The Marcello table is 100 percent made in Belgium and delights users with a unique look and feel experience, luxurious materials, and tremendous durability.

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Moisture Humidifier

Moisture

Moisture is a humidifier that makes changes in air humidity visible. The outer body combines two water absorbent materials, marble and white cement. When the humidifier is switched on, fine droplets from the water vapor soak into the marble top and leave marks on its surface. Water spilled while filling is absorbed by the white cement base. The two materials differ in color and texture, so they offer contrasting visual and tactile qualities. The unit measures 180 by 180 by 110 millimeters.

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Khayyam Lounge Chair

Khayyam

Khayyam lounge chair is a design effort to put back the utility in using recycled hand-woven rugs by employing the unique qualities of them, namely the strength and weight-bearing versus body shape conformity. This all made possible by a designed structure inspired by late Iranian modernist architect's work ,Hooshang Seyhoun, for the mausoleum of Omar Khayyam, the medeival Iranian polymath. The lounge chair uses incline arches of Seyhoun's work with detachable brackets, creating a Baltic birch plywood seating loom for attaching the carpet and meanwhile making a flat-pack design.

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Jw Outdoor Furniture

Jw Outdoor

Influenced by origami, the designer created a minimalist outdoor chair with a unique shape that builds an exciting and captivating atmosphere for the outdoor environment. The vibrant color choices of the Jw chairs meet the needs of different spaces and styles, and its all-aluminum design produces the largest load-bearing capacity with the lightest material. Its corrosion resistance, reliability and quality make it suitable for outdoor use. An additional external table board can suspend on the chair, allowing for placement of water cups, mobile phones, books, etc. when using outdoors.

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Tamsa Money Bank

Tamsa

Tamsa is a coin bank designed for the home. Tamsa consists of two parts, a vase that stores the coins and a dish that acts as a lid. The dish is held in place by three neodymium magnets and can be repositioned to change the appearance of the piece. The vase is made of black matte clay, and the dish is made of steel with an electrolytic bath that gives a brass-like finish. A rubber cover inside the vase protects the product from falling coins. The overall size is 250 mm by 250 mm by 90 mm. The form recalls the El Dorado legend and the offering ritual of the Muisca culture.

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Pure Chair

Pure

Pure is a wooden chair inspired by the Ming style ring chair. The form follows the gentle curve of the traditional chair ring and goose neck, and the lines are concise and clear. The curved seat is shaped for comfort and support. The frame is joined with a traditional tenon and mortise structure, which is stable, solid, easy to process and suitable for mass production. Beech and North American walnut are used. The chair measures 597 by 484 by 760 millimetres and weighs 4.8 kilograms. The design removes extra lines to return to a simple and natural state.

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Terry Vase

Terry

Terry is a ceramic vessel designed for use as a vase, a centerpiece or a storage container. The ceramic pieces are handmade in Italy by a local artisan. Different shapes, tall, short and slender, are joined together on a rectangular base. Each piece is unique, and the lines are intentionally imperfect. Terry is offered in several sizes, from 300 to 900 millimeters in width, and can be customized with colors and finishes. The white glossy finish suits a dining table, a living room or a bedroom.

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